JP2020195480A - Information processing device, information processing method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a new mechanism capable of displaying another image in which another character in a state affected by a player character is photographed, by superimposing it on a game image.SOLUTION: An information processing device for a player to play a game by operating a player character includes: a game image generation part for generating a game image according to an operation of the player; an another image generation part for generating another image in which another character or an object is photographed if there is another character other than the player character or the object in a state affected by the player character in a game; and a display control part for displaying another image on a game screen by superimposing it on a game image.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 9

Description

The present disclosure relates to information processing devices, information processing methods and programs.

A game device in which a plurality of players participate and play a game on a game screen displayed on a common display, and the game screen is divided into a plurality of areas for each player according to the number of players. It has been known conventionally (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2004-223110

However, as in Patent Document 1, the game device that divides the game screen into a plurality of areas for each player according to the number of players has a problem that the area for each player becomes small. On the other hand, when a plurality of players participate and play a game cooperatively, there is a problem that the situation of the other player cannot be grasped unless the game screen of the other player is displayed.

An object of the present disclosure is to provide a new mechanism capable of superimposing another image of another character or object in a state affected by a player character on a game image.

According to one aspect of the present disclosure, an information processing device in which a player operates a player character to play a game, a game image generation unit that generates a game image according to the player's operation, and the player character. Therefore, if there is another character or object other than the player character in the affected state in the game, another image generation unit that generates another image in which the other character or object appears, and the other character or object on the game image. An information processing device including a display control unit for displaying images in an overlapping manner is provided.

According to one aspect, it is possible to provide a new mechanism capable of displaying another image in which another character or object in a state affected by the player character is superimposed on the game image.

It is a figure which shows an example of the game system which concerns on one Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the hardware configuration of the client which concerns on one Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the hardware configuration of the server which concerns on one Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the functional structure of the client which concerns on one Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the functional structure of the server which concerns on one Embodiment. It is a figure of an example explaining the wipe condition table which concerns on one Embodiment. It is a figure of an example explaining the unit table which concerns on one Embodiment. It is an image diagram of an example of a game image before the wipe image according to one embodiment is displayed. It is an image diagram of an example of a game image after the wipe image according to one embodiment is displayed. It is a flowchart of an example of the process of displaying the wipe image of the game system which concerns on one Embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings. In the present embodiment, an example of cooperative play in which a plurality of players who operate each player character cooperate to play in the game will be described, but the present invention is not limited to cooperative play. Further, the player character indicates an operation target of the player in the game.

[Game system]
First, the game system 10 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The game system 10 according to one embodiment has a configuration in which a client 20 and a server 30 are communicably connected via a network 40.

The client 20 is an example of an information processing device in which a player plays a game. The information processing device includes a mobile phone such as a smartphone, a portable game machine, a personal computer, a tablet terminal, a home game device, a business game device, and the like. The client 20 accepts an operation from the player with a touch panel, a controller, a mouse, a keyboard, or the like, and causes the player to play the game. The number of clients 20 is not limited to three, and may be other than three.

The server 30 is an example of an information processing device that provides the client 20 with functions necessary for a game by transmitting and receiving data to and from the client 20. The server 30 may be realized by a cloud computer. The number of servers 30 shown in FIG. 1 is not limited to one, and two or more servers may be distributed.

For example, the server 30 is used for downloading a game program (application) to the client 20, logging in to a player, managing player information and a game score, and the like.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the client 20. The client 20 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 121, a storage device 122, a communication device 123, an input device 124, and a display device 125. The CPU 121 controls the client 20. The storage device 122 is, for example, a memory such as a ROM (Read Only Memory) or a RAM (Random Access Memory), or a storage such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) or an SSD (Solid State Drive).

The communication device 123 is a communication device such as a network circuit that controls communication. The input device 124 is an input device such as a touch pad, a controller, a mouse, a keyboard, a camera, and a microphone. Further, the display device 125 is an output device such as a display and a speaker. A touch panel is realized by combining a touch pad and a display.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the server 30. The server 30 includes a CPU 131, a storage device 132, and a communication device 133. The CPU 131 controls the server 30. The storage device 132 is, for example, a memory such as a ROM or a RAM, or a storage such as an HDD or an SSD. The communication device 133 is a communication device such as a network card that controls communication.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the client 20. The client 20 has a storage unit 21, a control unit 22, an operation unit 23, a display unit 24, and a terminal-side communication unit 25. The storage unit 21 stores a program such as a game program 31, data used by the program, a wipe condition table 32 described later, a unit table 33, and the like. The storage unit 21 may be realized by the storage device 122, or may be realized by the storage device connected via the network 40.

Returning to FIG. 4, the control unit 22 controls the entire client 20. The control unit 22 is realized by the CPU 121 executing the process described in the game program 31. The control unit 22 includes an image control unit 35 and a game control unit 36. The image control unit 35 controls the game image, wipe image, and the like, which will be described later. In the present embodiment, the "wipe image" is an image displayed in the game image in a small window, and is an image displayed so as to overlap a part of the game image. Further, in the present embodiment, "wipe" means displaying an image of a small window in one corner of the game image. The game control unit 36 controls the entire game played by the player.

The image control unit 35 includes a game image generation unit 41, a wipe image generation unit 42, and a display control unit 43. The game image generation unit 41 generates a game image in response to a player's operation or the like. The wipe image generation unit 42 generates a wipe image when the character of another player becomes incapable of fighting, paralyzed, or the like, based on the wipe condition table described later. A state such as incapacity to fight or paralysis is an example of a state affected by the player character in the game or a state affected by the approach of the player character in the game. For example, in the present embodiment, when the character of another player becomes incapable of fighting, a wipe image showing the character of the other player in the incapacitated state is generated. By displaying this wipe image on the game image, the player can easily notice that the character of the other player has become incapable of fighting, and for example, the character of the other player can be brought closer to the character of the other player to rescue the character. Further, the display control unit 43 controls the display timing and the interval time for displaying the wipe image superimposed on the game image based on the wipe condition table described later.

The operation unit 23 receives various operations of the player on the input device 124. The display unit 24 displays a game image and a wipe image on the display device 125. The operation unit 23 is realized by the CPU 121 controlling the input device 124. Further, the display unit 24 is realized by the CPU 121 controlling the display device 125.

Here, various operations of the player on the input device 124 refer to operations in which the player operates the operation unit 23 in order to cause the CPU 121 to execute the process. The operation unit 23 receives various operations from the player who plays the game. The control unit 22 advances the game based on various operations received from the player. The display unit 24 displays the game image and the wipe image generated by the control unit 22. The terminal-side communication unit 25 communicates with the server 30. The terminal-side communication unit 25 is realized by the CPU 121 executing the game program 31 and controlling the communication device 123 according to the game program 31.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the server 30. The server 30 of FIG. 5 has a storage unit 51, a server control unit 52, and a server-side communication unit 53. The storage unit 51 stores programs such as a game program 61 and a server program 62, data used by the programs, a wipe condition table 63 to be described later, a unit table 64, and the like. The storage unit 51 may be realized by the storage device 132, or may be realized by the storage device connected via the network 40.

Returning to FIG. 5, the server control unit 52 controls the entire server 30. The server control unit 52 is realized by the CPU 131 executing the process described in the server program 62.

For example, the server control unit 52 performs a download process of downloading the game program 61 stored in the storage unit 51, the data used by the game program 61, the wipe condition table 63 and the unit table 64, which will be described later, to the client 20.

Further, the server-side communication unit 53 communicates with the client 20. The server-side communication unit 53 is realized by the CPU 131 executing the server program 62 and controlling the communication device 133 according to the server program 62.

The wipe condition table 32 of the client 20 and the wipe condition table 63 of the server 30 are set with conditions for generating a wipe image. In the unit table 33 of the client 20 and the unit table 64 of the server 30, information on units such as player characters and NPCs (non-player characters) of players who perform cooperative play is set. Here, the wipe condition table 32 and the unit table 33 of the client 20 will be described as an example.

FIG. 6 is an example diagram for explaining the wipe condition table 32. In the game system 10 according to the present embodiment, the wipe condition table 32 of FIG. 6 is used in order to superimpose and display the wipe image on the game image.

The wipe condition table 32 has a state, a display timing, and an interval time as items. The state represents the state of the player character or NPC that generates the wipe image as a condition for generating the wipe image. Therefore, a unit such as another player's character or NPC that is in a state that matches the item "state" of the wipe condition table satisfies the condition for generating a wipe image.

The display timing represents the timing for displaying the wipe image of another player's character or a unit such as an NPC that satisfies the condition for generating the wipe image. For example, if "immediately after the state change" is set in the display timing, the timing for displaying the wipe image is immediately after the state changes to match the item "state". If "30 seconds after the state change" is set as the display timing, the wipe image is displayed 30 seconds after the state changes to match the item "state". The wipe image displayed according to the display timing is hidden after a predetermined time (for example, after 3 seconds). As a result, the player can both check the wipe image and concentrate his / her gameplay.

The interval time represents the interval at which the wipe image is redisplayed when the wipe image is repeatedly displayed. For example, if "every 10 seconds" is set for the interval time, the wipe image is redisplayed every 10 seconds. Further, when the interval time is not set, the wipe image may be controlled to be hidden after a predetermined time (for example, after 3 seconds), and the condition for generating the wipe image is satisfied. The wipe image may continue to be displayed for a while.

FIG. 7 is an example diagram for explaining the unit table 33. The game system 10 of the present embodiment uses the unit table 33 of FIG. 7 in order to superimpose and display the wipe image on the game image.

The unit table 33 has a unit ID, a unit type, a state, and current coordinates as items. The unit ID is an example of identification information for uniquely identifying a unit such as a player character or an NPC of a player who performs cooperative play. The unit type represents the type of unit such as a player character, an NPC, or an object. The unit type "object" shown in FIG. 7 represents an in-game object (for example, a building) in which a state change such as a decrease in hit points or a decrease in durability value occurs.

The state represents the state of a unit such as a player character or an NPC of a player who performs cooperative play, and includes a state set in the item "state" of the wipe condition table of FIG. The current coordinates represent the coordinates of an area in the game in which units such as player characters and NPCs of players performing cooperative play exist.

In this way, by using the wipe condition table 32 of FIG. 6 and the unit table 33 of FIG. 7, the wipe image generation unit 42 is a unit of another player's character, NPC, or the like that satisfies the condition for generating the wipe image. Wipe image can be generated. Further, by using the wipe condition table 32 of FIG. 6 and the unit table 33 of FIG. 7, the display control unit 43 can control the display timing and the interval time for displaying the wipe image.

[Game operation]
Next, a process of overlaying and displaying a wipe image on a game image of a game played by a player on the client 20 will be described. FIG. 8 is an image diagram of an example of the game image 1000 before the wipe image according to the present embodiment is displayed. In the game image 1000 of FIG. 8, a player character 1010 operated by the player is displayed. The player operates the player character 1010 to advance the game. Here, an example in which the player character 1010 cooperates with another player's character (character 1110 described later) to perform a battle will be described. Due to the battle, the state of the player character 1010 and the character 1110 changes from the normal state to incompetence, paralysis, reduction of hit points, and the like. For example, in FIG. 8, the state information of the player character 1010 is displayed in the upper left, and the state information of the character 1110 is displayed in the upper right.

The player character 1010 and the character 1110 that have become incapable of fighting recover from the incapacity of combat when another character in cooperative play approaches and rescues them. However, if the time limit (for example, 100 seconds) is exceeded, it is possible to recover from the incompetence. Therefore, in co-op play, it is desirable that it is easy to understand that other characters in co-op play have become incapacitated.

In addition, even if it is not incapable of fighting, it may be desirable that it is easy to understand that another character in cooperative play is in a state of paralysis or hit point reduction that can be approached and rescued.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9, when the character 1110 in the cooperative play becomes incapable of fighting, for example, "incombatable" and the remaining time limit are displayed in the upper right as information on the state of the character 1110. At the same time, the state in which the character 1110 is incapable of fighting is displayed by the wipe image 1100. FIG. 9 is an image diagram of an example of the game image 1000 after the wipe image 1100 according to the present embodiment is displayed. By displaying the wipe image 1100 in this way, the player can easily understand that the character 1110 in the cooperative play has become incapable of fighting. The remaining time limit may be displayed on the wipe image 1100.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart of an example of a process for displaying the wipe image 1100 of the game system 10 according to the present embodiment. The game system 10 displays the game image 1000 as shown in FIG. 8 or 9 by processing the flowchart of FIG. 10, and causes the player to play the game. In this embodiment, the process of superimposing the wipe image 1100 on the game image 1000 will be mainly described, and the description of other processes will be omitted as appropriate.

The game image generation unit 41 of the client 20 generates a game image 1000 of a game that progresses in response to an operation of one or more players (S10). The game control unit 36 updates the unit table 33 of FIG. 7 according to the progress of the game (S12). For example, if there is a character whose state has changed as the game progresses, the game control unit 36 updates the state of the unit table 33 of that character to the changed state so as to correspond to the change in the state of that character. As a result, for example, the state of the unit table 33 of the character 1110 whose state has changed to "uncombatable" is updated to "uncombatable".

The wipe image generation unit 42 determines whether or not there is a unit in the unit table 33 that satisfies the conditions for generating the wipe image 1100 set in the wipe condition table 32 of FIG. 6 (S14).

If there is a unit that satisfies the condition for generating the wipe image 1100, the wipe image generation unit 42 generates the wipe image 1100 of the unit (S16). Then, the display control unit 43 follows the display timing and interval time of the wipe condition table 32 of FIG. 6 corresponding to the state of the unit that generated the wipe image 1100, and displays the wipe image 1100 on the game image 1000 as shown in FIG. 9, for example. It is displayed in an overlapping manner (S18).

For example, in the unit table 33 of FIG. 7, it is assumed that the player who operates the player character of the unit ID "u001" and the player who operates the player character of the unit ID "u002" are performing cooperative play.

In the game image 1000 of the player who operates the player character of the unit ID "u001", the state of the player character of the unit ID "u002" is "uncombatable", so the wipe image 1100 is displayed based on the wipe condition table of FIG. It is determined that there is a unit with the unit ID "u002" that satisfies the conditions for generation.

In the game image 1000 of the player who operates the player character of the unit ID "u001", the wipe image 1100 in which the character 1110 which is the unit of the unit ID "u002" is incapable of fighting is displayed.

If there is no unit that satisfies the condition for generating the wipe image 1100, the wipe image generation unit 42 does not generate the wipe image 1100 of the unit. Then, the display control unit 43 displays the game image 1000 as shown in FIG. 8, for example (S20). Then, the client 20 repeats the processes of S10 to S22 until the end of the game.

The display mode of the wipe image 1100 of FIG. 9 shown in the present embodiment is an example, and depends on the distance between the player character 1010 of the player who operates the client 20 and the character 1110 displayed on the wipe image 1100. Therefore, the display form such as the size and color of the wipe image 1100 may be different.

For example, if the player character 1010 of the player operating the client 20 and the character 1110 displayed on the wipe image 1100 are far apart, it takes time for the player character 1010 to approach the character 1110. Therefore, the wipe image 1100 By increasing the size, it may be easier to notice that some players have become incapacitated.

Further, when the player character 1010 of the player who operates the client 20 and the character 1110 displayed on the wipe image 1100 are separated from each other, the wipe image 1100 is set to a conspicuous color, so that the player becomes incapable of fighting. You may make it easier to notice that there is.

Further, when the time limit for recovering from the incompetence is set, the display form such as the size and color of the wipe image 1100 may be changed according to the remaining time limit. For example, if the remaining time limit is short, there is a high possibility that the time limit will be exceeded and it will not be possible to recover from incapacity. Therefore, by increasing the size of the wipe image 1100, some players may be incapacitated. May be easier to notice. Further, when the remaining time limit is reduced, the wipe image 1100 may be set to a prominent color so that it is easy to notice that there is a player who has become incapable of fighting.

In the present embodiment, an example in which the player character 1010 rescues another character 1110 by approaching another character 1110 during cooperative play has been described, but it is not always necessary to approach the other character 1110 to be rescued. Further, the player character 1010 may approach a unit other than the other character 1110, such as an object such as a temple, in order to rescue the other character 1110. Furthermore, it is not limited to cooperative play, and may be applied to player characters 1010 participating in the same large-scale multiplayer online (MMO), or wipes of NPCs designated to be protected by escort quests. The image 1100 may be displayed.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to provide a new mechanism capable of superimposing a wipe image 1100 on which another character 1110 in a state where rescue is possible by approaching the player character 1010 is displayed on the game image 1000.

It should be considered that the disclosed game system 10, client 20, and server 30 of one embodiment are exemplary and not restrictive. The above embodiments can be modified and improved in various forms without departing from the scope of the appended claims and their gist. In addition, the matters described in the plurality of embodiments described above can have other configurations within a consistent range, and can be combined within a consistent range.

10 Game system 20 Client 21 Storage unit 22 Control unit 23 Operation unit 24 Display unit 25 Terminal side communication unit 30 Server 31 Game program 32 Wipe condition table 33 Unit table 36 Game control unit 40 Network 41 Game image generation unit 42 Wipe image generation unit 43 Display control unit 51 Storage unit 52 Server control unit 53 Server side communication unit 61 Game program 62 Server program 63 Wipe condition table 64 Unit table

Claims (10)

An information processing device in which a player operates a player character to play a game.
A game image generation unit that generates a game image according to the player's operation,
If there is another character or object other than the player character that is affected in the game from the player character, another image generation unit that generates another image in which the other character or object appears, and another image generation unit.
A display control unit that superimposes the other image on the game image and displays it.
Information processing device with. If there is a character or object other than the player character in a state of being affected in the game by the approach of the player character, the separate image generation unit generates another image in which the other character or object is captured. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1. The information processing device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the display control unit superimposes the other image on the game image at the timing when the other character or object is in the state. Claims 1 to 3 are characterized in that the display control unit superimposes the other image on the game image at a timing when a predetermined time elapses after the other character or object is in the state. The information processing device according to any one of the items. The information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the display control unit hides the other image superimposed on the game image after a lapse of a predetermined time. The separate image generation unit is characterized in that the display form of the separate image to be displayed on the game image is changed according to the distance between the player character and the other character or object. 5. The information processing apparatus according to any one of items. The claim is characterized in that, when the state has a time limit, the separate image generation unit changes the display form of the separate image to be displayed on the game image according to the remaining time of the time limit. Item 6. The information processing apparatus according to any one of Items 1 to 6. The information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the other character is operated by another player who is cooperating with the player who operates the player character. An information processing device in which a player operates a player character to play a game
A game image generation step of generating a game image according to the player's operation, and
If there is another character or object other than the player character that is affected in the game from the player character, another image generation step of generating another image in which the other character or object is captured, and another image generation step.
A display control step for displaying another image superimposed on the game image,
Information processing method to execute. An information processing device in which a player operates a player character to play a game.
A game image generation unit that generates a game image according to the player's operation.
If there is another character or object other than the player character that is affected in the game from the player character, another image generation unit that generates another image in which the other character or object appears.
A display control unit that superimposes the other image on the game image.
A program to function as.

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